Advanced Diploma in Tourism & Hospitality Management
A twelve-month, 1,000-hour qualification with internship, research and a capstone project.
Includes a 3–6 month supervised industry internship and a capstone project.
Programme snapshot
- Qualification
- Advanced Diploma
- Subject
- Tourism & Hospitality
- Duration
- 12 months · 1,000 learning hours
- Study mode
- Online live theory, with workshops, a hotel visit and industry internship
- Medium
- English and Sinhala
- Schedule
- Live theory every Tuesday and Thursday, 7.00 pm – 9.00 pm. Workshops 8.30 am – 4.30 pm.
- Entry requirements
- Contact us to discuss entry requirements for your background.
- Certification
- Advanced Diploma awarded by Starliks Campus
- Course fee
- Fee on request — ask us
What you will learn
- Manage hospitality service operations professionally
- Develop tourism products, packages and travel experiences
- Apply digital marketing and CRM in tourism businesses
- Understand sustainable tourism and green hospitality
- Develop a tourism startup concept and apply hospitality financial management
- Conduct tourism research and market analysis
Course structure
Taken from the official programme brochure.
Module 01 — Tourism & hospitality industry management
440 hours. Tourism foundations, hospitality operations and sustainability, marketing, service excellence and industry management, plus a full-day hotel field visit.
Module 02 — Professional development & leadership
183 hours. Personal branding and professionalism, change management and strategic communication, personality development and business etiquette, leadership and career readiness.
Module 03 — Tourism entrepreneurship & business development
241 hours. Tourism startups, travel and tour operations, financial management essentials, trend analysis, research and capstone planning.
Internship, research & field studies
116 hours across a 3–6 month supervised placement in hotels, resorts, travel agencies or tourism organisations.
Assessment
Theory examination 30%, major assignments and research 25%, presentations and workshops 15%, internship evaluation 15%, final project and viva 15%.
Who this is for
- School leavers
- Hospitality professionals seeking a management route
- Tourism entrepreneurs
Where it can take you
Roles this qualification is designed to prepare you for.
- Hotel Operations Executive
- Front Office Executive
- Tour Coordinator
- Event Management Coordinator
- Airline Customer Service Executive
- Destination Management Assistant
- Tourism Entrepreneur
Your lecturers
Tourism operations · Hotel management · Hospitality leadership
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Ready to start your journey?
Apply now, or talk to us first — whichever suits you.